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- From: chloe palenchar <cpalenchar AT hotmail.com>
- To: <durham-county-beekeepers AT googlegroups.com>, <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [ocba] Needing a mentor...
- Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 13:45:24 +0000
I'm a new beekeeper since this spring. I've gotten my two packages installed, and they've both been going along swimmingly. But, I am getting the point that I'd like to have a more experienced person help me with a hive inspection or two. A few issues I'm not sure about:
1) I think they're doing fine, but I'd like a more experienced person to give a second (third, sixth? :) ) opinion 2) When I did a hive inspection yesterday, they had quite a bit of nectar/honey, but virtually zero pollen. Expected this time of year or not? Should I take an corrective action? Pollen feeding? 3) Help doing mite load check, as I know it's that time of year. 4) Help knowing best ways to avoid stings-- I've had a few as I've done my checks, and have a semi-significant reaction, so I definitely want sage feedback in terms of my handling of the hive. I'd like to keep the bees as happy as possible. I live near downtown Durham. thanks, chloe |
- [ocba] Needing a mentor..., chloe palenchar, 09/04/2012
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